Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index Drops 1.48% in May

June 5, 2012 - PRLog -- Stamford, CT, USA, June 5, 2012

Hedge Fund Strategy Highlights

•   Managed Futures funds lead all strategies, gaining 2.70%
•   Macro funds also post significant gains, adding 1.38%
•   Long-Short Equity managers decline 3.56% on average, lagging other strategies



Strategy Index Flash Returns              May Return  YTD Return
               
Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index     -1.48%        2.30%
               
   Arbitrage                                           -0.38%        3.18%
   Equity Market Neutral                           -1.53%        0.15%
   Event-Driven                                           -2.77%        1.86%
   Futures                                               2.70%        2.17%
   Long-Short Credit                           -0.54%        4.06%
   Long-Short Equity                           -3.56%        2.03%
   Macro                                               1.38%        2.76%
   Multi-Strategy                                   -1.60%        2.36%


The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index is one of the oldest benchmarks of the hedge fund universe.  Full Strategy and Regional results for May will be available in mid-June, once additional funds have submitted returns.  Final returns for May will be posted in early July.  Past performance and indices construction rules for all Greenwich Hedge Fund Indices may be viewed at www.greenwichai.com.


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